ICCI delegation meets Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal chief

Islamabad: Muhammad Naveed, Senior Vice President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry along with Baser Daud, former President ICCI called on Barrister Abid Waheed Sheikh, Managing Director, Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal and lauded his valuable services for the nation.

He said under the leadership of Barrister Abid Waheed Sheikh, Pakistan Bait Ul Mal was taking good initiatives for poverty alleviation from the country by providing various social safety net services to vulnerable & under-privileged people.

He said it was encouraging that Barrister Abid Waheed Sheikh has promoted transparency, efficiency and accessibility in Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal by introducing IT integrated system and e-governance that has greatly facilitated the needy people including those in need of urgent medical treatment.

He appreciated Barrister Abid Waheed Sheikh for running some valuable projects to provide various social safety services to orphans, widows, disabled and other needy persons. It said it was laudable that PBUM has established hundreds of vocational schools for women empowerment and national centres for rehabilitation of child labour to provide free education. He said PBUM was disbursing a huge sum of money to the needy persons including cancer patients which was highly laudable.

He hoped that under Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal would launch many new projects for the welfare of needy and deserving persons.

Speaking at the occasion, Baser Daud, former President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry appreciated the role of Barrister Abid Waheed Sheikh for bringing innovation and transparency in Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal and said it was encouraging that government has appointed a dynamic and highly qualified professional from the private sector to lead Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal.

He said that Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal was playing

vital role in combating poverty and stressed that

all well-to-do people should extend maximum cooperation and support to Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal so that it could work more effectively to uplift the people from poverty and enable them to play

a constructive role in our

society.